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adj
Of or pertaining to neurochemistry, the study of the chemical basis of nerve and brain activity
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
A chemical substance that is involved in neural activity, such as a neurotransmitter
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
any organic substance that occurs in neural activity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: organic compound
Narrower terms: neurotransmitter, endorphin
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh1- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh1wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English chemical English neurochemical From neuro- + chemical.
